{"product_id":"9783032201584","title":"Sociological Approaches to Algorithmic Images","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSocial Visualities\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSociological Approaches to Algorithmic Images\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGary Bratchford | Maria-Carolina Cambre | Dennis Zuev | Regev Nathansohn | Christine Lavrence | Tommaso Durante | Anthony Downey | Wilson Jorge Gomes Calderia\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThis book explores the impact of digital algorithms on visual culture, examining how these technologies influence the creation, circulation, interpretation, and archiving of images. It presents a focused analysis of how algorithms reshape key sociological themes such as power, social relations, labour, racialisation, gender, and representation. Through a combination of case studies and theoretical essays, the book highlights the algorithmic shift within visual sociology, addressing crucial questions: Can algorithms interpret images like humans? How do they affect our understanding of subjectivity, agency, truth, and creativity? With perspectives from multiple geographies and cultural contexts and the analysis of visual phenomena across various digital platforms, this volume is essential for students and scholars in visual sociology, digital sociology, and visual studies. It serves as an accessible, thought-provoking resource for understanding the rapidly evolving relationship between visual culture and technological intervention.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGary Bratchford \u003c\/strong\u003eis Associate Professor in Photography, Birmingham City University, UK. He is also Co-Editor of \u003cem\u003eVisual Studies\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eVisual Culture in Britain \u003c\/em\u003eand co-editor for Palgrave’s \u003cem\u003eSocial Visualities \u003c\/em\u003ebook series. He explores the intersections between vision, visibility and the ways in which image-makers engage with these themes in various contexts and geographies.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaria-Carolina Cambre\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Education at Concordia University, Canada. She investigates questions of the image, the politics of communication, critical theory and identity by weaving together post-structural semiological, anthropological and sociological visual frameworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDennis Zuev\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Researcher at CIES-ISCTE, Portugal and coordinator of the Research Lab for Cultural Sustainability at University of St. Joseph, Macau. His research interests are: urban mobilities, visual methods and Chinese studies.  \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegev Nathansohn\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a PhD in Socio-Cultural Anthropology from the University of Michigan, USA. He is an independent scholar exploring visual anthropology, digital urbanism, collaborative media, and engaged research.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristine Lavrence\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at King’s University College, Western University, Canada. Her work examines questions related to memory, digital infrastructures, visual and cultural sociology, contemporary subjectivities, as well as feminist critical analysis of popular media.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTommaso Durante \u003c\/strong\u003eis Lecturer in Media and Communication at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Durante’s research is located at the intersection of global aesthetics, visual culture, and philosophy of technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Downey \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Visual Culture, with a focus on the Middle East and Global South. Downey's interdisciplinary research contributes to and supports a critical understanding of postcolonial art practices, Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital methodologies in the arts, and Post-Disciplinary research methods.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilson Gomes Caldeira \u003c\/strong\u003eis a guest lecturer at the University of Saint Joseph, USA. His research explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on communication processes, with a particular focus on visual culture, human perception, and the ethics of generative technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032201584\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e152\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46187533336716,"sku":"9783032201584","price":40.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032201584.jpg?v=1781061508","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032201584","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}